High School Students
Textile Study Topics

TOPIC - DISCUSS HOW TECHNOLOGy IS CHANGING FABRICS

Technology and the need for sustainability are changing the future of textiles. From smart fabrics to leather made from mushrooms, the nature and functionality of textiles are rapidly changing.

View the following videos and discuss with the students.

Smart Textiles
Smart textiles can monitor body functions such as heart rate, respiration, and muscle fatigue. They can also monitor your health, and the healing of wounds, and respond to changes in the temperature and other outside stimuli

VIDEO: What are Smart Textiles:

VIDEO: Robotic fibers can make breath-monitoring garments:

Bio-Based Fabrics
A bio-based material includes materials intentionally made from substances derived, either wholly or partially, made from living organisms, such as plants, microorganisms, algae, bacteria and yeast. Textile fibers and fabric is currently being made from mushrooms, algae and discarded pineapple waste.

VIDEO: Mushrooms to leather

VIDEO: How People Profit Off Pineapple Scraps:

VIDEO: Seaweed Clothes Can Save the Planet (Textile made from Seaweed Algae)

Biomimicry
The science of evaluating how plants and animals survive in their natural habitats, and applying a similar process to the design of functional apparel.

VIDEO: How Insects Inspire Better Waterproof, Breathable Sportswear